Fu Changsheng recalled how Granny Yu had given him several meaningful glances at the entrance. It was only after seeing the information now that he realized his grandfather had a past relationship with her.
In light of this.
Teaming up with the Yu Family was undoubtedly the best strategy.
He opened the terrain map of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss, glanced at it, and realized it would take about seven days to reach Seven Miles Garden from his current location:
"I hope it’s not too late to stop the Yu Family from entering Seven Miles Garden."
He immediately instructed Molan to turn the flying ship around and head towards Seven Miles Garden at full speed.
While Molan was steering.
Fu Changsheng glanced at the panel.
There were twenty-two clan contribution points left, enough to exchange for eleven pieces of information:
"I wonder if obtaining the Cangming Stone would add some points."
Fu Changsheng took out Zhang Huantian’s storage bag from his sleeve.
He cast a technique into it.
With a clatter, a palm-sized Cangming Stone fell onto the deck.
With a quick scan.
There were one hundred and eight pieces of Cangming Stone, enough to build the Spirit Testing Platform; the trip was considered a success.
Fu Changsheng’s lips curled into a slight smile.
In the next moment.
A familiar mechanical voice sounded in his mind:
"Ding"
"You have contributed a certain amount of Cangming Stone to the clan, earning thirty clan contribution points."
Immediately after.
The number on the panel prominently changed to fifty-two.
Which meant.
He could draw a lottery once and exchange for another piece of information.
Although he wished to draw the lottery again, in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss, obtaining information was undoubtedly more important, so he restrained the impulse in his heart.
Besides the Cangming Stone.
The storage bag contained a bottle of Spirit Pills to replenish True Qi, some low-tier ghost beast materials, thirty pieces of Tier One Low-Grade Soul Crystal, and ten pieces of Tier One Middle-Grade Soul Crystal, but nothing else.
Fu Changsheng handed the storage bag to Molan offhand:
"Molan, you keep this storage bag for yourself."
Fu Molan felt deeply guilty and remorseful.
Because during the battle just now, she hadn’t noticed Elder Zhang’s appearance in time, nearly causing the Patriarch to perish in the sea of fire.
She never thought the Patriarch wouldn’t blame her at all, and even rewarded her with a storage bag, making her feel deeply grateful and more respectful towards Fu Changsheng.
"Ding"
"You have gifted a clan member a storage bag, gaining eight clan contribution points."
Fu Changsheng was momentarily stunned.
This was indeed an unexpected delight.
Seeing the clan contribution points had reached sixty, he immediately willed it and exchanged for ten pieces of information, but they were all insignificant and not very useful.
He quickly stopped exchanging.
Unfortunately.
On the fourth day.
They were suddenly attacked by a swarm of Fire Crows when passing Chongyi Mountain, and if not for the Protection Array inscribed by Grandmaster Yu, this flying ship might have been destroyed.
Although they escaped disaster.
By the time they arrived at Seven Miles Garden, it was already the afternoon of the seventh day:
"Despite hurrying, we’re still late."
A hundred feet away.
A sea of red mist appeared before them.
The entire Seven Miles Garden was shrouded in red.
As they got closer.
They could vaguely hear the sounds of fierce fighting coming from within.
Evidently.
The Yu Family had already fallen into the Red-eyed Ghost Fox illusion realm:
"I hope it’s still in time!"
Fu Changsheng took over controlling the flying ship from Molan.
Buzz!
The flying ship sped swiftly, stopping at the edge of the red mist sea.
Fu Changsheng solemnly turned to Fu Molan:
"Molan, whether we can rescue the Yu Family depends on you."
"Rest assured, Patriarch, Molan will do her utmost!"
After entering the Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss.
She had few opportunities to show her skills, and finally could demonstrate her cultivated secret technique.
Molan lightly leaped onto the deck, and with a tap on the storage bag, a pair of bells flew out, attaching to her wrists, ankles, and waist.
She seemed like an ancient witch.
Muttering incantations with unknown words.
As she tapped her foot on the deck, a bell chimed.
Instantly.
An ancient-sounding whisper pierced through the air, falling into the red mist sea ahead.
Buzz!
Within the mist.
Granny Yu, who was swinging her sword and fighting the air, suddenly trembled, and her blood-red eyes quickly returned to normal. She glanced around and found three clan members had already fallen beside her, lifeless.
To her southwest.
Her granddaughter Yu Qingru, along with the last clan member, were fighting like enemies, each move deadly:
"Qingru, wake up!"
Granny Yu was drenched in cold sweat.
She hastily roared.
Rushing forward to separate them.
Buzz!
The mysterious whisper also resonated in the ears of Yu Qingru and Yu Qingyu, their eyes cleared of red, and upon realizing their opponent was a fellow clan member, their faces revealed incredulous expressions:
"Grandmother, I... what happened to me?"
"We’ve all fallen under the Red-eyed Ghost Fox’s illusion skill; this place is too dangerous to stay, we must leave quickly."
Granny Yu had no time to explain further, tapped the Spirit Beast Bag, and an Immortal Crane flashed out, and the three of them mounted it, quickly flying towards the guiding whisper.
Outside the red mist.
Fu Changsheng saw an Immortal Crane rush out at great speed.
His eyes brightened.
They were less than ten yards from breaking free of the red mist.
"Awk!"
At this moment.
Sharp, piercing cries came from the air.
The cries echoed like thunder, instantly causing Granny Yu and the others’ ears to bleed, and the leading Immortal Crane nosedived to the ground.
"This is bad!"
Granny Yu felt her Divine Soul shiver.
Her pupils started turning red again.
She quickly applied a Concentration Talisman to herself, Yu Qingru, and Yu Qingyu, the talisman’s glow buzzing as a cool sensation reached their foreheads, restoring their sanity as they were about to lose their minds again.
The Immortal Crane crashed heavily to the ground with a thud.
At that moment.
All around, scarlet eyes suddenly lit up.
A closer look.
Revealed they were Red-eyed Ghost Foxes.
Packed densely.
Numbering in the hundreds.
Evidently.
Having revealed their true form, the Red-eyed Ghost Foxes intended to end this quickly after sensing intruders.
"Grandmother, what should we do?"
Yu Qingru’s voice had a trace of sobbing.
If the Divine Soul Attack came again as it did just now, they might be extinguished like the Immortal Crane, losing their souls directly.
Granny Yu remained relatively calm.
She tapped her storage bag.
Instantly.
A Buddha Bead flew out.
As she cast a technique into the Buddha Bead.
The bead lightly shivered.
"Awk!"
"Awk!!"
As the Red-eyed Ghost Foxes screamed again, a yellow light shield emerged from the Buddha Bead, enveloping the trio with a roar.
Clang, clang, clang!
The sound waves from the Red-eyed Ghost Foxes’ screams pounded the Buddha Bead’s light shield fiercely, soon causing cracks to appear on its surface.
As time passed.
Cracks also appeared on the Buddha Bead itself.
It seemed it could only hold out for ten more breaths at most.
Outside the red mist.
Witnessing this, Fu Changsheng swiftly landed the flying ship.
The red mist blocked vision.
The Yu Family had no idea.
In reality.
They were at the very edge of the red mist.
He tried shouting loudly.
But those inside seemed oblivious.
Evidently.
This red mist was an illusion realm created by the Red-eyed Ghost Foxes, blocking out external sounds completely.